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   Con·ven·tion·al

   /kənˈven(t)SH(ə)nəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed: "a conventional morality had dictated behavior" Similar normalstandardregularordinaryusualtraditionaltypicalcommoncommon or gardengarden varietyrun-of-the-millprosaicpedestriancommonplaceunimaginativeuninspireduninspiringunadventurousunremarkableunexceptionalunoriginalderivativeformulaicpredictablestockhackneyedclichédstereotypicalstereotypedtriteplatitudinousinformal:old hatplain vanillabog-standardhackyrare:formalisticOpposite original
   • ▪ (of a person) concerned with what is generally held to be acceptable at the expense of individuality and sincerity.
   • ▪ (of a work of art or literature) following traditional forms and genres: "conventional love poetry" Similar orthodoxtraditionalestablishedacceptedreceivedmainstreamprevailingprevalentaccustomedcustomaryconservativetraditionaltraditionalistconformistbourgeoisold-fashionedof the old schoolformalcorrectproperdecorousstaidsmall-townsuburbanparochialnarrow-mindedbien pensantcomme il fauthistorical:Biedermeierinformal:straightsquarestrait-lacedstodgystuffystick-in-the-mudfuddy-duddyOpposite unorthodoxunconventionalradicalbohemian
   • ▪ (of weapons or power) nonnuclear: "agreement on reducing conventional forces in Europe"
   • ▪ (of a bid) intended to convey a particular meaning according to an agreed upon convention.

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘relating to a formal agreement or convention’): from French conventionnel or late Latin conventionalis, from Latin conventio(n-) ‘meeting, covenant’, from the verb convenire (see convene).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conventionalism noun
   • 2. conventionalist noun
   • 3. conventionality noun

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   What do you mean by 'conventional'?

   • 1. conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste. 2. pertaining to or established by general consent or accepted usage: conventional symbols. 3. ordinary rather than different or original. 4. not using nuclear weapons or energy: conventional weapons; conventional warfare.

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   What do you mean by conventional behavior?

   • conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste: conventional behavior. pertaining to convention or general agreement; established by general consent or accepted usage; arbitrarily determined: conventional symbols. ordinary rather than different or original: conventional phraseology.

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   What is conventional adjective?

   • Definition of conventional adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (often disapproving) tending to follow what is done or considered acceptable by society in general; normal and ordinary, and perhaps not very interesting She's very conventional in her views.

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   What is the difference between formal and conventional?

   • formal applies both to things prescribed by and to persons obedient to custom and may suggest stiff, restrained, or old-fashioned behavior. conventional implies accord with general custom and usage and may suggest a stodgy lack of originality or independence. The number sign is the conventional symbol for labeling something measured in pounds.

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   Definitions of conventional. adjective. following accepted customs and proprieties. “ conventional wisdom”. “she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior”. “ conventional forms of address”. synonyms: received. widely accepted as true or worthy.

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